Front-end Web Developer
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Front-end Web Developer at Two Banjos At Once (Self-employed)
- Past
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- Web Developer at Dragon Media Online, Inc.
- Volunteer at various Bay Area endeavors
- Web Developer at Epocrates, Inc.
- Front-End Developer (Consultant) at TripIt
- Front-End Developer (Consultant) at Six Apart
- Web Manager at College of Letters and Science Computing Resources
- Web Developer (Consultant) at The Addis Group
- Web User Interface Developer at KPMG Consulting/Metrius
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Melanie Archer’s Summary
Extensive experience as front-end developer, working affably with both designers and back-end programmers, on a variety of Web sites and Web applications.
Melanie Archer’s Specialties:
XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, W3C standards, usability, Sec 508
Melanie Archer’s Experience
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Front-end Web Developer
Two Banjos At Once (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Internet industry)
January 2008 — Present (7 months)
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Web Developer
Dragon Media Online, Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
May 2008 — June 2008 (2 months)
Took responsibility for all tasks of a major redesign of a Web application interface. Wrote project plan, devised wireframes, developed templates in XHTML/CSS/JavaScript. Established prose style for content; enforced proper usage of "it's" and "there."
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Volunteer
various Bay Area endeavors
(Performing Arts industry)
July 2007 — May 2008 (11 months)
Contributed Web, computer, and general expertise to variety of projects, including a vintage sheet music library, a tango dance performance group, and an audio-visual consultant's Web site. Co-founded and facilitated Ruby programming study group.
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Web Developer
Epocrates, Inc.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
December 2007 — January 2008 (2 months)
Commuted at least four hours each work day. Acquired extensive, practical knowledge of the vagaries and design flaws of Bay Area transit options.
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Front-End Developer (Consultant)
TripIt
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
January 2007 — June 2007 (6 months)
Developed XHTML/CSS from designers' wireframes and documents, into templates for Symfony PHP framework. Customized YUI (Yahoo! User Interface) JavaScript widgets for seamless match with the TripIt application's look-and-feel.
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Front-End Developer (Consultant)
Six Apart
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Internet industry)
September 2005 — March 2006 (7 months)
Built XHTML/CSS templates for new hosted blogging service, Vox (http://vox.com), which would permit greatest flexibility in restyling per user preferences.
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Web Manager
College of Letters and Science Computing Resources
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Higher Education industry)
August 2003 — May 2005 (1 year 10 months)
Acted as first full-time Web consultant for computing support team. Brought current industry standards and practices in Web site development to redesign and new site projects.
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Web Developer (Consultant)
The Addis Group
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
August 2001 — April 2002 (9 months)
Developed XHTML/CSS, JavaScript, PHP for Web sites. Supervised work of junior front-end developers, located offsite in Uganda.
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Web User Interface Developer
KPMG Consulting/Metrius
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Internet industry)
January 2000 — March 2001 (1 year 3 months)
Developed XHTML/CSS, JavaScript, and PHP from designers' mockups for clients such as Microsoft UK, Cisco, the City of Houston (TX), Epiphany, and Motorola.
Additional Information
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Melanie Archer’s Interests:
Developing with W3C standards, JavaScript frameworks and libraries, Web accessibility, Web content styling for mobile and handheld usage, historic preservation, silent films, Argentine tango dancing
Melanie Archer’s Groups:
SFWoW, Oakland Heritage Alliance, San Francisco Silent Film Festival, DanzArgentina
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Women Who Tech member
Melanie Archer’s Honors:
2002: 2nd place, Accessible Internet Rally, San Francisco, CA
Melanie Archer’s Contact Settings
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